Nearly One-Quarter of College Athletes Report Signs of Depression by Brad Wolverton The Chronicle of Higher Education A new study of nearly 500 Division I athletes has found that almost one-quarter reported signs of depression over…

When you take your family to see Sony Pictures’ Concussion, starring Will Smith, what will you get? Some fake-buttery popcorn, maybe a giant Juniro Mints. You’ll get a David and Goliath story: the film is…

In the Seattle Times this week, columnist Jerry Brewer writes about the fragility of baseball pitchers’ arms. He was referring to the Seattle Mariners’ pitching squad, but survival is a concept youth pitchers need to…

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